Public Safety Updates
- AB: Alberta RCMP change alarm response policy to free up resources
8.14.18 – CBC.ca – RCMP in Alberta are no longer responding to alarms that are triggered just once, saying the practice has not been a good use of resources. “With one-hit alarms, … - AB: Alberta RCMP Revises False Alarm Dispatch Plan
8.17.18 – HighRiverOnline.com – As of July 13, the RCMP will no longer be responding to property alarms that are only triggered once, instead choosing to verify the status of the building with the … - WA: Renton police consider $250 fines for false alarms
8.16.18 – KIRO Seattle – Renton, Wash. – Renton police say they’re wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money by responding to false alarms. KIRO 7 Reporter …
Industry News
- Brink’s buys Hunt Valley-based Dunbar Armored
8.15.18 – Baltimore Sun – James L. Dunbar started Federal Armored Express in Baltimore in 1956 and later added security guard and cash vault services, alarm systems, ATM cash … - Distributors Guide 2018: How A/V and Home-Automation Wholesalers Serve Home-Technology Dealers
8.5.18 – CEPro – Improved web portals, regular training events, self-pick warehouses with information kiosks, and broader product lines are among the abundant initiatives from distributors of audio, video, home automation and other home-tech products. - Why Sell Smart Locks
8.11.18 – SDM – Discover their important role in a security system, some sales tips and how they compare with DIY options. - Integrator creates inspection app
8.15.18 – Houston – Four years ago, Houston-based integrator Modern System Concepts developed an app to ease fire inspections. Now, it’s redesigned it to be more scalable and is rolling it out through a separate company, PnewSoft. - Best Buy to Acquire PERS Company GreatCall for $800M
8.16.18 – SSI – Privately-held GreatCall focuses on personal emergency response services (PERS) for senior citizens and has over 900,000 paying subscribers. - NMC Hires Grant Graham as Vice President of Dealer Relations
8.14.18 – Security Sales & Integration – Most recently, Graham served at Brinks Home Security (formerly MONI) as senior … two redundant monitoring centers in Lake Forest, Calif., and Irving, Texas.
State & National News
- DIY alarm systems gain popularity
8.15.18 – KGO-TV – Its sensors alert the homeowner with an audible alarm or text notification when a door or window is opened, It also can detect motion and even water leaks. - 5 Lackluster Security Systems Found in Movies
8.15.18 – SSI – Hollywood often asks us to suspend our disbelief when it comes to movies, however, the lack of effective security in these films is just too much to ignore. - Complaints about fraudulent security alarm sales are on the rise
8.16.18 – NBCNews.com – Home security systems are supposed to protect you from criminals, but rogue alarmcompanies and dishonest sales people have figured out ways to rip off … - Fraudulent sales of home alarm systems are on the rise nationwide
8.16.18 – Digital Trends – A new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) finds that door-to-door alarm system sales are a major new source of concern for consumers. - Scam Alert: Dishonest security alarm salespeople mislead and …
8.17.18 – KOMO News – “We’re concerned about these alarm sales abuses because it’s very easy to rope people into these deals,” said Susan Grant, CFA director of consumer … - Home security systems vs. smart home systems: How to choose the …
8.16.18 – TechHive – Some localities require you to obtain a permit before installing an alarm system, and they might charge you a fee if their first responders are dispatched based on … - Virginia, it’s time to replace expiring carbon monoxide alarms
8.17.18 – wtkr.com – That year, Virginia was among a dozen states that enacted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC 2009), which required CO alarms in newly-constructed … - Neighbors warn of fake alarm company workers trying to enter homes …
8.17.18 – WRTV Indianapolis – Hendricks County, Ind. — People living in the Williamsburg Village subdivision in Brownsburg are warning their neighbors about a man they say is posing …
Business Tips
- 14 Wiring Fails That Will Churn Your Stomach
8.14.18 – CEPro – These 14 wiring jobs might leave you with a migraine. Click through the slideshow if you dare! - Enter The Wireless World of Home Automation
8.2.18 – Locksmith Ledger – It takes less time to install a wireless system, which means your customer gets a fast security upgrade - This Quiz May Reveal Your Mass Notification System Isn’t Up to Code
8.16.18 – CI – Even experts on MNEC lack knowledge of code standards. This five-question quiz can help gauge your Mass Notification System readiness. - Not Sure About Selling Your Business? This Will Help Make Your Decision
8.17.18 – SSI – Proguard’s Frank Bauer shares the age-old method he uses to make major decisions with Ron Davis for the ‘Big Idea’ of the month.
Fire & EMS News
- FL: Former Crestview chamber president arrested
8.17.18 – The News Herald – When officers arrived to investigate the fire alarm activation, an unnamed chamber employee was seen leaving the building, according to a police report. - IL: Police 8-16-18
8.16.18 – MyWebTimes.com – Ottawa firefighters responded at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday to Kohl’s Distribution Center for a fire alarm. No fire or smoke was detected. - KY: Police and fire reports for Aug. 18-19, 2018
8.18.18 – Winchester Sun – At 9:11 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters responded to an alarm sounding at 100 Winchester Plaza. It was a false alarm. – At 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters … - MA: Boxborough police reports: Aug. 6-12
8.15.18 – Wicked Local – 1:52 a.m.: A fire alarm was reported. 12:49 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported. - MN: Police blotter: Woman charged for false alarms
8.15.18 – Sault Star – Police laid charges against a Simcoe woman this weekend for repeatedly activating a fire alarm in a building. The alarms were activated … - NY: Fire knocked down at Wheatley Heights arts camp
8.15.18 – Newsday – His department had responded to an automatic alarm at the center’s administrative building just before 6 p.m. and found a burnt-out electrical transformer that … - NY: Restaurant evacuated, 2 taken to hospital due to carbon monoxide …
8.16.18 – Newsday – Employees at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza heard an alarm and called the Commack Fire Department, said John Barry, third assistant chief. Firefighters responded … - OH: Daily Log, August 19
8.19.18 – Tiffin Advertiser Tribune – Fire. • NBS fire and EMS responded to a fire alarm activation. Saturday morning. It was a false alarm. • Tiffin Fire Rescue Division responded to …
Crime News
- AR: Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Fort Smith Bank
8.14.18 – 5newsonline.com – … co-workers about the robbery and activated a silent alarm. Fort Smith police and an FBI agent responded to the bank, pulling surveillance video of the robbery. - CA: Rihanna Helicopter, Cops Swarm LA Crib … For Home Alarm
8.13.18 – TMZ – Law enforcement sources say they responded to a home alarm at the singer’s home Monday night. In a video — obtained by TMZ – multiple units can be seen … - FL: Jackson County police logs for Aug. 15
8.16.18 – Dothan Eagle – … one highway obstruction, one physical disturbance, one verbal disturbance, one burglar alarm, one trespass complaint, one obscene/threatening phone call, … - GA: BPS investigating armed robbery at Port One Liquors
8.15.18 – Post Searchlight – Vickers said when they entered, she immediately ran to the back and pressed the panic alarm button. Brown told officers she was preparing to cash check for … - GA: Macon store clerk dies after shooting during apparent robbery on …
8.14.18 – The Telegraph – The Gulf Food Mart clerk, known as A.P. to customers and co-workers, was led by gunpoint to turn off the store alarm system and then back to the cash registers, … - ID: Kuna Crime Blotter
8.15.18 – Idaho Press-Tribune – 3:10 p.m.: A panic alarm was sounded … 4:02 p.m.: A commercial building burglary alarm was sounded on the 400 … - IL: Police searching for suspect after attempting to steal a keg of beer
8.17.18 – WREX-TV – Police say that a security guard confronted the suspect after he set off the alarm while trying to drag a keg of beer out of the building. The suspect left the scene … - IN: Fire damages Hobart screen printing business, official says
8.16.18 – nwitimes.com – The Police Department also was dispatched for a burglar alarm and reported smoke showing from outside, he said. Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke. - IN: Video shows Indianapolis store owner turning tables on thief
8.19.18 – WSB Radio – … to pay the man, said the suspect told him. “Once he gets me back to the back room that was a mistake. I go back here, I hit my silent alarm emergency button.” … - KS: Burglar steals cash register
8.17.18 – Leavenworth Times – … a police spokesman said. The incident was reported at 4:29 a.m. Thursday at Fast Stop. Police responded to an alarm at the business. - MA: Acton police reports: Aug. 3-9
8.14.18 – Wicked Local – 3:57 p.m.: An alarm was reported … - MA: Cohasset police log, Aug. 6-12
8.18.18 – Wicked Local – 11:40 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a residence. Police met with the homeowner and reported everything appeared fine. 12:20 p.m.: A … - MA: Police/Fire: Three paintings missing from home studio
8.16.18 – Gloucester Daily Times – 4:28 p.m.: A fire alarm activated at a home. The resident said food had burned and the resulting smoke set off the alarm, which she could … - MA: Swampscott police log, Aug. 10-12
8.18.18 – Wicked Local – 7:53 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at Perico P.C…. - MD: ‘He has a gun’: Armed pharmacist chases off would-be robbers
8.14.18 – Delmarva Daily Times – Karemore has, in addition to the gun Amir used Monday to scare off the robbers and the security cameras, an alarm system and panic button that notifies police … - MD: Southern Maryland crime report
8.15.18 – Washington Post – … received by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police. … surveillance footage knocking on the door minutes before the alarm sounded. - MN: Faribault man sentenced to 30 months for burglary; Suspected in …
8.17.18 – Austin Herald – The burglar had also damaged control boxes and cut wires for the store’s alarm system. Approximately $1,000 was missing from one safe, while $2,660 had … - MN: Residents held at gunpoint in armed home invasion
8.17.18 – KARE11.com – Squads responded just before 11:45 p.m. on an alarm call. When officers arrived at the address they found a side .. - MO: Platte County authorities looking for person of interest in burglary
8.19.18 – KCTV Kansas City – The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person of interest in a burglary. The burglary happened on Thursday at 1:35 a.m., when an alarm went off at the … - NC: 4 high school students accused of breaking into Weddington …
8.16.18 – WSOC Charlotte – Union County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 10:48 p.m. to an alarm call at the school… - NC: Morganton Man Charged In Dollar General, Break-in, Robbery
8.14.18 – WHKY – Last Monday, August 6, Morganton Public Safety Officers responded to the Dollar General Store in reference to an alarm. - NJ: Burglary at T-Mobile on Route 10
8.19.18 – Parsippany Focus – … Hills Police Officers responded to the T-Mobile Store for a burglary in progress which was called in by the alarm company. - NJ: Burglary to Verizon Wireless Store
8.19.18 – Parsippany Focus – Parsippany – Multiple Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officers responded to the Verizon Wireless Store for an activated burglar alarm … - NV: At least 20 guns stolen from local pawn shop
8.13.18 – KOLO – RPD says the suspects entered at 4:30 a.m. but the alarm was not triggered until 4:55 a.m. The pawn shop is Hi Cap Pawn. Neighboring … - NV: Police: At least 40 guns stolen from Reno pawn store
8.15.18 – KTNV Las Vegas – Reno (AP) – Reno police say at least 40 guns were stolen from a pawn store. Police responded to a business alarm at Hi-Cap Pawn World early Monday and .. - NV: Suspect’s photo released in Reno pawn store burglary
8.15.18 – KOLO – RPD says the suspects entered at 4:30 a.m. but the alarm was not triggered until 4:55 a.m. The pawn shop is Hi Cap Pawn. Neighboring … - NY: Geneseo police activity report
8.14.18 – The Livingston County News – Responded to an alarm. … - NY: Geneseo Police Department Releases Activity Report for Aug 13-16
8.17.18 – Genesee Sun – August 13, GPD responded to Second Street for an alarm. August 13, GPD responded to the Highlands Apartments for a medical issue. August 13, GPD charged … - NY: Man arrested in Parma gun shop break-in
8.19.18 – WSYR – -windows must be covered with steel bars or metal grating. -requires use of an alarm system. -prohibits displaying firearms in windows when a dealer is open for … - OH: Bucyrus Police seek man accused of exposing himself 3 times
8.13.18 – Richland Source – 10:54 a.m. A false alarm was received … 3:11 p.m. A false alarm a was investigated. 4:28 p.m. Officers … - OH: German Village: Car break-ins, vehicle thefts continue
8.15.18 – ThisWeek Community News – Police responded to a burglar alarm at 6:30 a.m. When they arrived, they noticed the front door had been shattered. The manager told police that three airless … - OK: APD recovers stolen property, arrests 4 in NW Ardmore
8.17.18 – Daily Ardmoreite – Ardmore Police were dispatched around 1:36 a.m. Wednesday in response to an alarm at a local business. APD Cpl. Stuart .. - OK: Wagoner Co. Deputies Seek Two Men Who Reportedly Stole …
8.16.18 – News On 6 – Deputies arrived to find an alarm sounding, but no one around. The storage unit owner says the pair used bolt cutters to cut off a lock to get inside a storage unit … - ON: Hamilton police log, Aug. 5-12
8.18.18 – Wicked Local – 11:20 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported…. - PA: Police log: Dispute between flagger and motorist
8.13.18 – The Evening Sun – 3:48 p.m. Burglar alarm … - RI: Police respond to break-in, find suspect inside
8.16.18 – The Providence Journal – According to police, officer Mathew Rousseau was on routine patrol at about 3:50 a.m. Thursday when he heard an alarm coming from a business … - SC: Electrical meters taken from church in Spartanburg
8.16.18 – WSPA.com – He check the rear meter and saw an electrical meter was missing, but the alarm battery back up was still working. The man said two electrical meters had been … - TX: Police: Man kidnapped ex-girlfriend by posing as delivery man
8.15.18 – Austin American-Statesman – Police arrived at the ex-girlfriend’s home on Thursday after she used a key fob with a silent panic alarm, the affidavit said. - WV: Police: Man breaks into PAAC Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
8.14.18 – WVAH – … also invited the witness to help him steal from the coalition, stating he has already broken the lock on the door and cut off power to the building and the alarm.
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NESA Board of Directors
- President – Chris Russell
- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
- Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Steven Brekel
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- Executive Director – Brad Shipp
- Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Brian Shrake
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Danna Fowble
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Rex Adams